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Originally Posted by Joe Ross
I think team update 5 sufficiently answered this question.
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Yeah, I think that makes it pretty clear: turning down motor housings to reduce weight => bad idea.
On a related topic, it is also a very bad idea to drill into the ends of the housings on the CIM motors, and through the permanent magnets, to open up a flow path to force air through the motors. This is considered a change to the "electrical system" of the motor (i.e. altering the magnets) and is a violation of <R31>. And to the teams that said "don't worry, the inspectors will never notice, and we will get away with it," you are wrong. The inspector-trainers have been alerted. I hear that the inspectors will be on the lookout for this - particularly at certain regional events.
-dave